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Author Mohan, Sushil.

Title Fair trade without the froth : a dispassionate economic analysis of 'fair trade' / Sushil Mohan
Published London : Institute of Economic Affairs, 2010

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Description 135 pages ; 20 cm
Series Hobart paper ; 170
Hobart paper ; 170
Contents Contents note continued: 5.Fair Trade as a long-term development strategy for the global South -- Introduction -- Does Fair Trade really counteract the so-called social problems caused or revealed by international trade? -- Fair Trade and general economic development -- Agricultural trade liberalisation -- Conclusion -- 6.Conclusion
Machine generated contents note: 1.The theory of Fair Trade -- Introduction -- What is Fair Trade? -- Fair Trade: history and institutions -- Profile of Fair Trade sales and production -- Conclusions -- 2.Is Fair Trade free market? -- Introduction -- The individual consumer's rational choice -- The individual producer's rational choice -- Fair Trade: an alternative speciality market distribution channel -- Fair Trade mainstreaming -- Conclusion -- 3.Benefits and detriments of Fair Trade -- Introduction -- Benefits of Fair Trade -- The gap: promotional claims and reality -- Some criticisms of Fair Trade -- Conclusion -- 4.Alternatives to Fair Trade -- Introduction -- Private social labelling initiatives -- The rise of corporate social standards -- Government-regulated social standards -- The proliferation of standards and labels raises many questions -- Fair Trade compared with other overtly socially responsible business practice -- Fairtrade ̀absolutism' -- Conclusion --
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-132)
Subject Competition, Unfair.
Environmental policy.
Foreign trade regulation.
International trade.
Price maintenance -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Author Institute of Economic Affairs (Great Britain)
ISBN 0255366450
9780255366458